PREPOSITION POWER

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 Lesson One: Prepositions
A preposition is a part of speech that shows
a relationship between two things.
•Location (on, under, in)
•Timing (before, after, during)
•Direction (from, toward, to)
 Lesson One: Prepositions (cont.)

The mouse is on the table.

Two things: mouse + table
Relationship: one is on the other

On is a preposition!
 Lesson One: Prepositions (cont.)

The mouse is under the table.

Two things: mouse + table
Relationship: one is under the other

Under is a preposition!
 Lesson One: Prepositions (cont.)

Here is a list of the most common prepositions:

but
aboard along behind from off past until
(except)

about amid below by in on since up

above among beneath down inside onto through upon

across around beside during into out to with

after at between except near outside toward within

against before beyond for of over under without

Lesson One: Prepositions (cont.)

Here is a list of the most common prepositions:

but
aboard along behind from off past until
(except)

about amid below by in on since up

above among beneath down inside onto through upon

across around beside during into out to with

after at between except near outside toward within

against before beyond for of over under without

 Test Your Knowledge 1

Which word is a preposition?

The pizza in the oven is mine.

pizza in oven mine

Check the list of prepositions.

 RIGHT!

Two things are related to each other

by the preposition!
You have PREPOSITION POWER!
 WRONG!

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Click here to check the list of prep

ositions before trying again!
 Test Your Knowledge 2

Which word is a preposition?

The girl by the door is my sister.

girl by door my

Check the list of prepositions.

 RIGHT!

Two things are related to each other

by the preposition!
You have PREPOSITION POWER!
 WRONG!

Click here to try again

Click here to check the list of

prepositions before trying again!
 Test Your Knowledge 3

Which word is a preposition?

The runners raced around the track.

runners around the track

Check the list of prepositions.

 RIGHT!

Two things are related to each other

by the preposition!
You have PREPOSITION POWER!
 WRONG!

Click here to try again

Click here to check the list of

prepositions before trying again!
Lesson 2: Prepositional Phrases

Let’s look again at the sentences you

practiced with.
The pizza in the oven is mine.
The girl by the door is my sister.
The runners raced around the track.
Lesson 2: Prepositional Phrases
in the oven
by the door
around the track
These are prepositional phrases. Prepositional phrases
start with a preposition and end with the object of a
preposition.
 Lesson 3: Object of a Preposition

The object of a preposition

•must be a noun or a pronoun
•always comes at the end of a
prepositional phrase
Example: The cookies are in the oven.
Oven is a noun that ends the prepositional
phrase. Oven is the object of the
preposition.
 Test Your Knowledge 4
Identify the prepositional
phrase.
I sat with my mom.

I sat with

with my

with my mom
 RIGHT!

You found the

prepositional
phrase!

Well done!
 WRONG!

Remember: a prepositional phrase

starts with a preposition (
check list again) and ends with a
noun or pronoun.

Try the question again!

 Test Your Knowledge 5

Identify the prepositional phrase.

After gym class, we got a drink.

After gym

After gym class

After gym class, we

 RIGHT!

You found the

prepositional
phrase!

Well done!
 WRONG!

• Remember: a prepositional phrase

starts with a preposition (
check list again) and ends with a
noun or pronoun.

Try the question again!

 Test Your Knowledge 6

Identify the prepositional phrase.

I chose a book from the library.

chose a book

book from the library

from the library

 RIGHT!

You found the

prepositional
phrase!

Well done!
 WRONG!

• Remember: a prepositional phrase

starts with a preposition (
check list again) and ends with a
noun or pronoun.

Try the question again!

CONGRATULATIONS!

You’ve shown your

PREPOSITION
POWER!
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